Site work and paving for a civil project in West Richland, Washington. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; water / sewer project; and water / sewer project.

**This contract was awarded to Ray Poland & Sons.** The project will install 12-inch water main, imported trench backfill, hydrant assemblies, hydrant guard post, chain link fencing, asphalt pavement restoration and related work in accordance with the technical specifications, drawings and contract documents. To comply with the Governor's current Stay Home - Stay Healthy Proclamation 20-25, the City has made changes to the bid submittal and bid opening process for the above referenced bid. The City will accept the following for bid submits for the "SR 224 VAN GIESEN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - PHASE 1": 1. Accept hand-delivered bids at the Municipal Services Facility: a. All paper bids shall be deposited in the Utility Payment Drop Box located at the east entrance of the parking lot of the Municipal Services Facility located at 3100 Belmont Blvd., West Richland, WA 99353. b. All bids will be retrieved at the bid opening time of Tuesday, 11:00 am, November 30, 2021. No late bids will be accepted. c. Bid envelope shall be no larger than 6" x 9". Please include only the required items listed in the "Bidders Checklist" on page 14 of the Contract Documents. d. Clearly label the envelope to include "Bid for SR 224 VAN GIESEN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - PHASE 1" 2. Postal Service or Courier - BIDS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE BID OPENING DEADLINE. NO late bids will be accepted. a. Submit bids via US mail, UPS, Federal Express or mail courier to: City of West Richland Attn: Ilka Gilliam 3100 Belmont Blvd., Suite 102 West Richland, WA 99353 b. Clearly label the envelope to include "Bid for SR 224 VAN GIESEN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - PHASE 1" 3. Submittals delivered by fax, telephone or email will not be accepted. Additionally, Public Bid Opening will be held using Zoom meeting. Should the successful Bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond or quality assurance submittals within the time stated in the contract documents, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of West Richland. Each Bidder shall warrant that he has not entered into collusion with another bidder or any other person, and does not discriminate in any manner against any person based solely on race, color, sex or creed. Only properly executed proposals submitted on the forms furnished by the City of West Richland will be accepted. The City of West Richland reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality, to accept any bid deemed to be responsive in the best interest of the City of West Richland, and reserves the right to readvertise for new proposals. The City of West Richland is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority and Women-Owned businesses are encouraged to bid. The City of West Richland, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 79 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in Roscoe C.